ResourceName
GOES 8 Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (FGM), Magnetic Field from the NGDC, Spacecraft Coordinates, 5.0 min Data
AlternateName
GOES 8 Magnetic Field data
ReleaseDate
2019-10-11 16:15:00Z
Description
The Schonstedt triaxial magnetometer, located at a few meters away from the spacecraft was designed to provide the orthogonal components of the magnetic field: Hp was parallel to the spin axis that was held nearly parallel to the rotation axis of the Earth, He was directed toward Earth center, and Hn pointed eastward. The magnetometer had a range of ±1000 nT (without saturation) and a resolution of 0.1 nT. After temperature correction, and before (undescribed) stray field correction, the accuracy is at about 1 nT level. Data files contain long descriptive header.
Acknowledgement
NASA, NOAA, Howard J. Singer
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
GOES 8 Magnetic Field Monitor
URL
Description
Introduction to the GOES 8 Magnetometer.
InformationURL
Name
GOES 8 Space Environment Monitor
URL
Description
Additional GOES Magnetic Field Monitor information.
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/GOES/8/MAG/PT5M
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/GOES/8/MAG/PT5M
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Direct access to GOES 8 Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Data
URL
Description
Direct link to the GOES 8 Magnetic Field Monitor data in CSV format as well as the magnetometer data from other GOES spacecraft. The data are sorted by year, month, spacecraft, and file type. The file names indicates the data type, spacecraft number, year, month, and resolution. For example, g08_magneto_1m_19950201_1995_02_28.csv, indicates GOES 8 magnetometer data at 5 min time resolution from Feb 1, 1995 to Feb 28, 1995.
Format
Text.ASCII
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
NASA, NOAA, Howard J. Singer
Name
GOES 8 Triaxial Magnetometer Magnetic Field Vector 5 min Time Resolution Data in Spacecraft Coordinates
ParameterKey
Magnetic Field Vectors
Description
Magnetic field vector for GOES 8 in spacecraft coordinates in units of nT. HP is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the orbital plane of the spacecraft. HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward. HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points eastward for GOES 8.
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SC
Structure
Size
4
Description
HP is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the orbital plane of the spacecraft. HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward. HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points eastward for GOES 8.
Element
Name
HP
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
hp
Units
nT
FillValue
-99999.0
Element
Name
HE
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
he
Units
nT
FillValue
-99999.0
Element
Name
HN
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
hn
Units
nT
FillValue
-99999.0
Element
Name
HT
Qualifier
Magnitude
Index
4
ParameterKey
Total Magnitude
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
0.1>nT
FillValue
-99999.0
Field
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
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